The top 10 startups pitched live on stage to a panel of investors and mentors including:

Martin Duursma, Main Sequence Ventures

Chris Moehle, The Robotics Hub Fund

Juliana Lim, SG Innovate

Yotam Rosenbaum, QUT bluebox

Roland Siegwart, ETH Zurich

Entries were also in the running for a place in the QUT bluebox accelerator*, the Silicon Valley Robotics Accelerator*, mentorship from all the VC judges and potential investment of up to $250,000 from The Robotics Hub Fund*. (*conditions apply – details on application)

ANNOUNCING THE STARTUPS:

Purple Robotics

Micromelon Robotics

EXGwear

HEBI Robotics

Abyss Solutions

EyeSyght

Niska Retail Robotics

Aubot

Sevensense

AnyBotics

CONDITIONS:

Pre Seed category consists of an idea and proof of concept or prototype – customer validation is also desirable.

Seed category consists of a startup younger than 24 months, with less than $250k previous investment.

Post Seed category consists of a startup younger than 36 months, with less than $2.5m previous investment.

CAN’T MAKE IT TO AUSTRALIA?

No problems, mate! We’ll be continuing the Robot Launch competition with additional rounds in the US and in Europe through out the year. Go ahead and enter now anyway!